# Accident 19791129040739A: Piper PA28161, Watsontown, PA, November 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1979, 15:03 local time
- Place: Watsontown, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0853° N, 76.8649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watsontown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0853&lon=-76.8649&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2916Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2916Q-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,126 total, 500 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791129040739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK POWER LINES WHILE FLYING DOWN RIVER AT 60 FOOT ALTITUDE. CRASHED IN RIVER. AIRPLANE SANK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC80FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA014), Nov 29, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N2916Q), Watsontown, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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